Alexander Witt

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1952-04-10 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Santiago, Chile

Alexander Witt

Biography

Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean Hollywood filmmaker who has worked mostly as a camera operator and second unit director. His feature directorial debut came in 2004 with Resident Evil: Apocalypse, based on the popular Capcom video game series. Witt also became the 2nd unit director on the James Bond movie Casino Royale in 2006. From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: "I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico in '73 I moved to Europe, where I started working in film. I started with Arriflex, the company that makes the cameras. I was there for a year and I did kind of a trainee type of year where I was in the sound department, in the lab, in the studio working with the actual productions and also assembling cameras. And then I moved to Europe, where I lived three years, and then, back in '76, I did my first movie as a camera assistant, which was 21 Hours at Munich. And then, I kept on going, I moved up to focus puller or first AC, and then operating and then DP-ing. And then I was DP-ing commercials and then I started directing commercials in the late 80's and beginning of [the] 90's. I was working with Jan and doing his second unit as a DP while he was a DP He is the one that really gave me the break on Speed 1 to start directing second unit." Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Witt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Camera

2023
Fast X

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2018
Avengers: Infinity War

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2015
Cinderella

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2015
Terminator Genisys

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2014
Kick

as Director of Photography

2012
Safe House

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2011
Fast Five

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2010
The Town

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2010
Robin Hood

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2008
Body of Lies

as Director of Photography

2006
Casino Royale

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2003
Daredevil

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2001
Hannibal

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2000
Gladiator

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1991
Thelma & Louise

as Camera Operator

1990
The Hunt for Red October

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1989
Black Rain

as Camera Operator

1981
Night of Destiny

as Director of Photography

1979
The Third Generation

as Assistant Camera

Director

2024
2023
Sayen: Desert Road

as Director

2023
Sayen

as Director

2023
Ferrari

as Second Unit Director

2023
Fast X

as Second Unit Director

2021
Jungle Cruise

as Second Unit Director

2021
No Time to Die

as Second Unit Director

2018
Avengers: Infinity War

as Second Unit Director

2018
Bird Box

as Second Unit Director

2015
Cinderella

as Second Unit Director

2015
Spectre

as Second Unit Director

2015
Terminator Genisys

as Second Unit Director

2014
Hercules

as Second Unit Director

2012
Skyfall

as Second Unit Director

2012
Safe House

as Second Unit Director

2011
X-Men: First Class

as Second Unit Director

2011
Fast Five

as Second Unit Director

2010
The Town

as Second Unit Director

2010
Robin Hood

as Second Unit Director

2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

as Second Unit Director

2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as Second Unit Director

2008
Fool's Gold

as Second Unit Director

2007
American Gangster

as Second Unit Director

2006
She's the Man

as Second Unit Director

2006
Casino Royale

as Second Unit Director

2005
Æon Flux

as Second Unit Director

2004
Hidalgo

as Second Unit Director

2003
The Italian Job

as Second Unit Director

2003
Daredevil

as Second Unit Director

2002
xXx

as Second Unit Director

2002
The Bourne Identity

as Second Unit Director

2001
Hannibal

as Second Unit Director

2001
Black Hawk Down

as Second Unit Director

2000
Gladiator

as Second Unit Director

1999
Forces of Nature

as Second Unit Director

1999
Inspector Gadget

as Second Unit Director

1997
The Postman

as Second Unit Director

1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control

as Second Unit Director

1996
Twister

as Second Unit Director

1995
Money Train

as Second Unit Director

1994
Speed

as Second Unit Director

Actor

2004
Game Babes

as Self

2004
Resident Evil: Apocalypse

as Umbrella Sniper (uncredited)

1999
Inspector Gadget

as Wet, Green Businessman